Design and Implement a High Availability Solution for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines AZ-120 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   You are configuring a Pacemaker cluster for SAP HANA on Azure. You have set up the Azure fence agent and tested that it can power off a node. However, you notice that when the primary HANA node fails, the cluster does not automatically promote the secondary. What should you check first?

   • ACheck that the Azure fence agent is using the correct subscription ID.
   • BVerify that the load balancer has a rule for the HANA database port.
   • CVerify that the HANA topology and replication resources are configured correctly and that the cluster resource constraints are in place.
   • DEnsure that the secondary HANA node is in 'primary' status.
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2. 27application · medium

   You are configuring a highly available SAP NetWeaver ASCS cluster on two Azure VMs. The cluster uses Pacemaker and a floating IP address for the ASCS virtual hostname. You need to ensure that client connections are directed to the active node and that failover updates the routing automatically. What should you implement?

   • AA DNS record with a low TTL that is updated by a custom script during failover.
   • BAn Azure Application Gateway with a backend pool containing both VMs.
   • CA second virtual IP address on the active node's NIC using Azure CLI.
   • DAn Azure Load Balancer with a frontend IP and a health probe for the ASCS port.
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4. 28application · medium

   You are implementing a highly available SAP NetWeaver ASCS cluster on Azure using Pacemaker. The cluster uses a virtual IP address that is managed by the cluster. You need to ensure that client connections to the ASCS virtual IP are not interrupted during failover. What should you configure on the Azure Load Balancer?

   • AA load balancing rule for the ASCS port with Floating IP (Direct Server Return) enabled.
   • BA NAT rule for the ASCS port to the active node's IP address.
   • CAn outbound rule for the ASCS virtual IP.
   • DA health probe on the ASCS port with a low interval.
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5. 29foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of using storage-level replication for SAP databases on Azure?

   • ATo provide a backup copy for point-in-time recovery
   • BTo reduce storage costs by using lower-cost tiers
   • CTo improve read performance by distributing data across multiple disks
   • DTo maintain a synchronous copy of data for high availability or disaster recovery
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6. 30foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of configuring automatic restart for SAP instances in Azure?

   • ATo monitor the health of SAP services
   • BTo provide load balancing for SAP services
   • CTo replicate data between SAP systems
   • DTo ensure SAP services start automatically after a VM reboot
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